Tyler Branch

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Tyler Branch
Location
CountryUnited States
State Vermont
County Lamoille County, Franklin County, Vermont
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain brook
  location Bakersfield
  coordinates 44°51′07″N72°42′36″W / 44.852°N 72.710°W / 44.852; -72.710
Mouth Missisquoi River
  location
Sheldon
  coordinates
44°54′18″N72°50′17″W / 44.905°N 72.838°W / 44.905; -72.838 Coordinates: 44°54′18″N72°50′17″W / 44.905°N 72.838°W / 44.905; -72.838
  elevation
112 m (367 ft)
Length18.5 km (11.5 mi)
Basin features
Progression Missisquoi River, Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), Richelieu River, Saint Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream) 3 unidentified brooks, The Branch, Bogue Branch, Cold Hollow Brook.
  right(upstream) 5 unidentified brooks, Beaver Meadow Brook, 2 unidentified brooks.

The Tyler Branch is a tributary of the Missisquoi River, flowing successively in Bakersfield, Enosburg and in Sheldon, in Franklin County, in northern Vermont, in the United States.

Contents

The valley of the Tyler Branch is served by Tyler Branch Road passing on the northeastern shore of the river. The upper part is served by Horsehore Circle street and Enosburg Mountain Road.

The surface of the Tyler Branch is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.

Course

The Tyler Branch rises at (altitude: ) in Bakersfield in forested area, in mountain.

From its source, the Tyler Branch flows over 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) mainly in forest (upper zone) and a mix of forest and agriculture (lower zone), with a drop of . The course of the river follows more or less the Tyler Branch Road, according to the following segments:

The mouth of the Tyler Branch is emptying on the south shore of Missisquoi River at 1.1 km (0.68 mi) west of the center of Enosburg Falls village. From there, the current goes generally westward on 31.7 km (19.7 mi) following the Missisquoi River up to eastern shore of Lake Champlain. [1]

Toponymy

The toponym "Tyler Branch" was registered on October 29, 1980, in the USGS (US Geological Survey). [2]

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